Nearby Words
noun
1.
an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
2.
excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle.
3.
a chemise.
verb (used without object)
4.
to dance the shimmy.
5.
to shake, wobble, or vibrate.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Shimmy
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
Origin:
1830–40, for def. 3; 1915–20 for def. 1; back formation and respelling of chemise, construed as a plural
1830–40, for def. 3; 1915–20 for def. 1; back formation and respelling of chemise, construed as a plural
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To shimmy
Collins
World English Dictionary
| shimmy (ˈʃɪmɪ) | |
| —n , pl -mies | |
| 1. | an American ragtime dance with much shaking of the hips and shoulders |
| 2. | abnormal wobbling motion in a motor vehicle, esp in the front wheels or steering |
| 3. | an informal word for chemise |
| —vb , -mies, -mies, -mying, -mied | |
| 4. | to dance the shimmy |
| 5. | to vibrate or wobble |
| [C19: changed from | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
shimmy
"do a suggestive dance," 1918, perhaps via phrase shake the shimmy, possibly from shimmy (n.), a U.S. dialectal form of chemise (mistaken as a plural; cf. shammy) first recorded 1837; or related to shimmer via a
EXPAND notion of glistening light. Transf. sense of "vibration of a motor vehicle" is from 1925.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.